How to stop being added to groups on Instagram?

Nowadays, receiving spam messages has become a common occurrence when using a social media platform including Instagram. Even though you can change your profile from public to private, strangers can still send you message requests or add you to random groups, and some are even inappropriate. So, How to stop being added to groups on Instagram? Fortunately, we know a way to deal with it and we'll show you how to do it in minutes.

The wave of spam happens almost everywhere we use social media. Easy access to the Internet and a lack of control make many people feel with impunity. Constant intrusive behavior and unwanted requests to join groups have become commonplace. How to deal with this problem? Is it possible to completely disable joining Instagram groups? In this guide, we'll tell you how to do it as much as possible.

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1. Is it possible to stop someone from adding you to Instagram groups?

Well, technically speaking, there is no way to prevent others from adding you to groups on Instagram. This applies to both people you are following and those you do not follow. While a group of people you know, are visible on the screen Instagram direct messages, requests group of unknown persons will be sent to a special folder Requests.

Your "special requests", if you have any, will appear on the Direct Messages screen as a Requests link in the upper right corner.

2. How do I ignore notifications about being added to an Instagram group?

1. First, open the Instagram application on your phone.

2. Now, after entering your profile, in the upper right corner you will find three bars, click on them.

3. Now, at the very bottom of the screen, you will find the Settings option, enter it.

4. Select Notifications from the available list.

5. Now go to Direct Messages.

6. Finally, it remains to disable Requests from Groups.

While others will still be able to ask you to be added to the group, you will no longer receive notifications about these events.

Other ways to reduce notifications

Besides the method mentioned above, you still have the option to disable alerts for group requests, you can try the following options to ignore notifications or avoid group messages on Instagram.

1. Mute a group

If the group you belong to, is one of the people you're following or includes friends and family, you can mute notifications to prevent the thread. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. First, open the Instagram application on your phone.

2. Now open the folder with messages.

3. Now select the group you belong to.

4. In the upper right corner, click on the Info icon.

5. At this point, you can mute messages by moving the slider.

Additionally, you can also mute the records and video calls on the same screen if you want.

2. Leaving a chat

If you are joined to a group that consists of several people you do not know personally, you can leave the chat directly by following these instructions:

1. First, open the Instagram application on your phone.

Now, just like before, we go to the Instagram application> Messages> Select the group> Info icon > At the very bottom, select the Leave chat option.

3. Report the user adding you to the group

When an unknown person adds you to an Instagram group, however, you can report it as abuse, spam, or for whatever reason, and Instagram will take action on the user's profile.

1. Now we do the same steps as in the previous points, so we open Instagram application> Messages> Select the group> Info icon > Now there are icons with three dots in the member's list. Click on them.

2. Now click Report and that is all.

4. Block the person who adds you repeatedly

In case of multiple additions to groups by the same user, the only option is to block them once and for all.

1. 1. Again we need to do the same steps as in the previous points, so we open Instagram application> Messages> Select the group> Info icon > Now there are icons with three dots in the member's list. Click on them, this time from the available list selects the Block option.